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Technology
KVH Mobile Satellite Antenna Sales Pass 200,000
[Via Satellite 02-12-2016] KVH Industries has reached a new milestone, having recently shipped its 200,000th mobile satellite antenna. The antennas include KVH’s TracPhone line for broadband access at sea, and the company’s […]
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Technology
Advantech Wireless Unveils New SapphireBlu SSPA/SSPB
[Via Satellite 02-12-2016] Advantech Wireless has released a new Solid State Power Amplifier/Power Block (SSPA/SSPB). The SapphireBlu SSPA/SSPB, based on second generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, is designed to service satellites […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Satcom Releases ‘Digital Classroom In a Box’ Service for Rural Africa
[Via Satellite 02-12-2016] Gilat Satcom is now shipping its “Digital Classroom In A Box” product to Africa. The company developed Digital Classroom In A Box as the e-learning component for […]
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Technology
NovaWurks Appoints Bill Crandall to Role as Chief of Advanced Projects
[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] NovaWurks, a provider of high technology space products and services, has named Bill Crandall as the company’s new chief of advanced projects. Previously a senior program manager at […]
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Technology
CPI Buoyed By Satellite Communications Growth
[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Communications and Power Industries’ (CPI) recent acquisition of ASC Signal showed positively for the company during its first quarter 2016 earnings, shoring up revenue at a time when weakness […]
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Connectivity
Garmin Makes Move to Acquire DeLorme
[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Garmin has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of DeLorme, a company that designs and markets consumer-based satellite tracking devices with two-way communication […]
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Technology
Busek Electric Thrusters Complete In-Space Commissioning on Lisa Pathfinder
[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Satellite propulsion company Busek has confirmed the successful firing of the company’s electrospray thrusters aboard the Lisa Pathfinder spacecraft. All eight of the electric propulsion devices on […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Wins Lockheed Martin IoT Contract
[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics Division has selected Orbcomm’s turnkey iApp platform as a replacement to its existing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based data collection solution. The iApp platform will […]
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Technology
Orbital ATK Establishes New Presence in Singapore
[Via Satellite 02-11-2016] Orbital ATK is expanding its presence in Asia with a new regional office in Singapore. The company is following a deliberate process of increasing its availability to, and […]
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Connectivity
Dankberg: ViaSat 3 Satellite Will Have More Capacity than the Rest of the World Combined
[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] ViaSat projects that its next generation satellite system will have more capacity than all the other telecommunications spacecraft in the world. The company is aggressively developing ViaSat […]
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Government/Military
ESA Awards Sentinel 3C and D Satellite Contracts to Thales Alenia Space
[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a $505 million contract to Thales Alenia Space for the design, development, integration and testing of the Sentinel 3C and […]
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Technology
SSL and Busek Team Up on Solar Electric Propulsion for US Government Missions
[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] Space Systems Loral (SSL) is collaborating with Busek, manufacturer of the first U.S.-built Hall Effect thruster to ever fly in space, on advancing the capability of solar […]
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Connectivity
Satcom Global Grows Maritime Product Portfolio with AND Group
[Via Satellite 02-10-2016] Satcom Global has added safety and security products for the marine and offshore market, along with a range of enhanced engineering services to its portfolio, following a […]
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Connectivity
Avanti Sees Healthy Revenue Growth While Prepping for Hylas 3 and 4
[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Avanti Communications increased its revenue by 27.7 percent during the company’s second quarter, bringing in $17.3 million and increasing revenue for the first half of its financial […]
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Connectivity
Tele 5 Expands Video Partnership with SES Platform Services
[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Tele 5, the German commercial broadcaster, has renewed a multi-year contract with SES subsidiary SES Platform Services, for services that include editing and distributing video and metadata […]
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Technology
Peregrine Semiconductor Makes e2v Exclusive Integrated Circuit Provider for Space Industry
[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Peregrine Semiconductor and e2v have reached a strategic reseller agreement whereby e2v will be the sole provider of Peregrine’s Integrated Circuits (ICs) for the worldwide space market. […]
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Finance
Eutelsat 65 West A Prepped for Arianespace Launch
[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Eutelsat’s next satellite, Eutelsat 65 West A, landed in Kourou, French Guiana on Feb. 6 for an upcoming Arianespace Ariane 5 launch March 9. The 6.5-ton Space […]
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Technology
NovelSat Offers New Support Programs for its Satellite Transmission Solutions
[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] NovelSat has announced the availability of a new, streamlined customer support program that offers customers a three-tiered set of support packages — standard, silver and gold — […]
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Technology
Intelsat Starts Multi-Tiered Ku-band System With First HTS Satellite
[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] Intelsat sees the recent launch of its first High Throughput Satellite (HTS), Intelsat 29e, as the beginning of an interoperable satellite ecosystem between the operator’s own spacecraft […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Joins LoRa Alliance, will Help set Standards for IoT
[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] Inmarsat has become a member of the LoRa Alliance, an international non-profit organization founded in 2015 to standardize Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for the Internet […]
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Finance
SpaceX and SES set February 24 Launch Date for SES 9 Satellite
[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] SpaceX and SES have established Feb. 24 as the mutually agreed date for the launch of SES 9, with Feb. 25 as the backup date. SES 9 […]
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Connectivity
UK Forestry Commission Orders 550 Globalstar Spot Gen3s
[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] The Forestry Commission in England and Scotland has agreed to deploy 550 Globalstar Spot Gen3 messengers under a new sales and support contract with Global Telesat Communications […]
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Government/Military
US Air Force’s GPS 2F Constellation Now Complete
[Via Satellite 02-08-2016] The final satellite in the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System 2F series, GPS 2F-12, launched Feb. 5 aboard an Atlas 5 rocket from United Launch Alliance […]
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Technology
NSR: Phased Array Antennas Worth $710 Million By 2025, ‘Critical’ for LEO Success
[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] Flat Panel Antennas (FPAs) promise to unlock numerous market opportunities for the satellite industry, if and when their prices and capabilities reach the level of widespread commercial […]
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Technology
Atlas Space Operations Conducts Successful Freedom Platform Test
[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] Atlas Space Operations, in cooperation with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partner RT Logic has successfully tested its Freedom Platform, performing numerous live S-band […]
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Connectivity
CPI ASC Signal Division Supplying Antennas for 2016 Olympic Coverage
[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] The ASC Signal Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has won a contract for eight multi-band antennas for coverage of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic […]
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Technology
Hispasat Upgrading Ground Segment with Indra
[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is preparing the ground segment for the new Hispasat 1F and Amazonas 5 satellites, having awarded a $5.5 million contract to Indra for […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Closes Tecnor Acquisition in Mexico
[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] Oil and gas telecommunications provider RigNet has completed the acquisition of Orgtec S.A.P.I. de C.V., d.b.a. Tecnor, a provider of telecommunications solutions and services for remote sites […]
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Technology
XTAR Drawing up Plans for Next Generation Satellites
[Via Satellite 02-04-2016] XTAR is in the early stages of planning the replacement satellites for its next generation constellation. The operator’s two spacecraft, XTAR Eur at 29 degrees east and […]
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Connectivity
Ukraine’s Inter Media Group Bolsters Capacity Agreement with SES
[Via Satellite 02-04-2016] SES has signed a multi-year deal with Inter Media Group, Ukraine´s largest media group, for additional capacity to broadcast TV channels on the Astra 4A satellite at […]


























